Baseball bat



INVENTOR v ATTORNEYS April 2, 1940. F. E. ROBARGE BASEBALL BA'T Filed sept. 19, 193s E' @wg Patented Apr. E, MMGl analisi UNITED STATES PATENT OFFECE BASEBALL BAT v Fred E. Robarge, Chicopee Falls, Mass. I Application September 19,1938, Serial No. 230,681

2 anims. (or 27a-'12) "j In assembling the parts, the abutting ends of y My invention relates to improvements in baseball bats and has as one of the principal objects thereof the provision of a baseball batequipped with means to improve the strength, efciency .5 and reliability thereof without change in the usual normal overall dimensions of said bat.

Another object of my invention is to provide a bat of the character described which is simple in construction, durable in use, and economical vl in manufacture. y

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description, appended claims.

and annexed drawing. Referring to the drawing wherein 'like reference characters designate like parts throughout the several views:

Figure l is a side elevation of abaseball bat constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is an enlargedl detail sectional view 2 taken on the line 2-.2 of Figure 1. I

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view taken on th line 3 3 of Figure 2.' p p My baseball bat comprises an elongated body portion 5 fashioned with a pair of connected bat- 35 ting and vhandle sections B and`g1 respectively. The sections 6 and 1, adjacent `their abutting ends, are recessed on their respective peripheries to accommodate a metal tube or sleeve 8 in flushed relation therewith, said tube 8 serving as a reen- 30 forcement between the handle and batting sections of the bat. The abutting face of thesection 6 is formed with a tapered recess 9 andthe adjacent face of the section 1 is fashioned with va tapered projection i0 seated within said recess 8l 9 whereby to eifect alignment of said sections when assembled.

The end of the section 6, adjacent the section'` 1, is formed with av centrally disposed cul-de-sac or socket II registering with a centrally disposed opening I2 extending through the handlei sec-l tion. A dowel member I3 is located within-said socket II and opening I2 and maintained'therein by glue or the like for fixing 'thel sections to-v Bethel'.

said sections are inserted in respective ends of the tube 8 and aligned therein and in abutting relation by the projection II) seating within the recess 9. The dowel member is then inserted 5 A'through the opening I2 into thesocket II to secure said sections fixedtogether within the tube. The tube '8 materially strengthens the bat and minimizes the breaking thereof due to `contact Iwith a', swiftly pitched ball. 10

The added weight of the reenforcing member 8 serves as a balance for the bat and precludes the handle section breaking from the batting section thereof and thereby assists a player in maintaining his batting average which would'be low- 15 ered should the bat break. f j

It is to be distinctly understood that various changes and modifications may be resortedl to in the construction and arrangement of the; parts without departing from the spirit of the invention or scope of the appended claims.V What I claim is: f

v1. A baseball bat comprising a body having attached batting and handle sections formed with abutting end portions, one of said portions fashioned with an axially extending sockethavng an end wall andthe other of said portions Iprovided with 'a dowel member extending into said socketand effecting alignment of said sections,

` and a reenorcing member surrounding said por- FRED E. ROBARGE. 

